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In order to evaluate usefulness of the Limb Load Monitor (LLM), an auditory feedback device, in a prescribed weight-bearing program, a clinical study was conducted. Results were divided into objective and subjective findings. Objective findings substantiated that both the study group and control group reached established goals, but the study group reached goals twice as fast. Subjective findings indicated that the device served to remind and assume the patient that weight bearing was being performed as prescribed.
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Peso Corporal , Retroalimentação , Reabilitação/instrumentação , Adulto , Idoso , Calibragem , Desenho de Equipamento , Feminino , Humanos , Locomoção , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
The effectiveness of a new heat modality, Fluidotherapy, was compared with other superficial heat modalities by in vivo temperature measurements. The joint capsule and muscle temperatures in the hands and feet were measured in subjects treated with hydrotherapy, paraffin wax, and Fluidotherapy. Fluidotherapy is a dry heat modality consisting of finely divided solids suspended in an air stream. The dry heat modality, applied at 118 degrees F (47.78 degrees C), resulted in maximum joint capsule and muscle temperature rises of 16.2 degrees F (9 degrees C) and 9.5 degrees F (5.27 degrees C), respectively, compared to 13.5 degrees F (7.5 degrees C) and 8.1 degrees F (4.5 degrees C) for paraffin wax treatment and 10.8 degrees F (6.0 degrees C) and 7.7 degrees F (4.3 degrees C) for a 102 degrees F (38.89 degrees C) water bath, at a depth of about 0.5 cm beneath the skin. At depths down to 1.2 cm, superficial heat modalities are more effective than diathermy and much more effective than ultrasound in elevating temperature.
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Temperatura Alta/uso terapêutico , Hidroterapia , Parafina/uso terapêutico , Temperatura , Calorimetria , Diatermia , Humanos , Articulações , Músculos , Terapia por UltrassomRESUMO
The development of a new heat therapy modality (fluidotherapy) consisting of a bed of solid particles suspended in air is reported. Measurements of time integrated heat absorption by a hand immersed in the fluidotherapy unit at 120F (48.9C), a whirlpool at 105.2F, and a paraffin bath at 126F show the average heat absorption to be 17.2, 5.6 and 4.8 BTU respectively during a 15-minute treatment.
